This week, Studio Reader Stan visits with Petey, his literary agent's 13-year-old nephew. In Comic Strip #26, we learned she gave Petey his script for free.
Studio Reader Stan enters Petey's room/office.
Petey: Studio Reader Stan, I met up recently with your agent at an important function I was hosting.
Studio Reader Stan: Uh, would this function happen to be your Bar Mitzvah last Saturday?
Petey: Production meeting/Bar Mitzvah. It’s a shame you weren’t invited.
Studio Reader Stan: Yes, I don’t know how I’ll ever get over the hurt.
Petey: You can get me a gift. That’ll make you feel like you were a part of it.
Studio Reader Stan: Great, I’ll scratch off ‘scrounge for money to pay rent’ on my To Do list, and replace it with buying you a gift for something I wasn’t invited to.
Petey: Good. Anyway, your agent suggested we spend time together to see if we can find common ground on our script disagreements.
Studio Reader Stan: Petey, don’t you think it’s creepy that you keep referring to your Aunt Mischa as my agent?
Petey: No, I prefer using official titles during the workday. Which is why I insist you start calling me Mr. Director. It’s time you began respecting your authority figures.
Studio Reader Stan: Yeah, uh, anyway, are you hoping that by spending time together we’ll somehow compromise our visions, or do you just expect I’ll finally give in and do it entirely your way?
Petey: My way, of course. I am the director.
Studio Reader Stan: So let’s analyze what’s in this for me. I’ll get to hang out with a spoiled, presumptuous 13-year-old kid who expects me to call him Mr. Director, and who wants me to change something I really like into something I couldn’t detest more.
Petey: Yes. Finally, we’re on the same page. I’d like to start Monday morning.
Studio Reader Stan: Uh, aren’t you busy on Monday mornings with something called middle school?
Petey: Not a problem. I’ve reserved a seat for you in my pre-algebra class. And we have a quiz on Monday, so when you’ve finished the first draft of my rewrite, you may want to hit the books... Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s time for me to meditate in my oxygen chamber.
As Petey climbs into his oxygen chamber, Studio Reader Stan tries fighting off another migraine.
Tune in next week for more of Studio Reader Stan's adventures...
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